diff --git a/metagpt/roles/di/swe_agent.py b/metagpt/roles/di/swe_agent.py
index e3cca3330..f4116349b 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/di/swe_agent.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/di/swe_agent.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from metagpt.tools.libs.terminal import Bash
 class SWEAgent(RoleZero):
     name: str = "Swen"
     profile: str = "Issue Solver"
-    goal: str = "Resolve GitHub issue"
+    goal: str = "Resolve GitHub issue or bug in any existing codebase"
     system_msg: str = [SWE_AGENT_SYSTEM_TEMPLATE]
     _instruction: str = NEXT_STEP_TEMPLATE
     tools: list[str] = [